Slow Down and Meander

There are times that you just need to slow down. Just meander down the road. I’ll stop short of saying “smell the roses” (okay, I guess I just did it anyway). This can mean when you are at work. It could mean when you are in a relationship. It can mean just walking. Seriously. The Zombies have slowed walking way down. I have often meandered walking with a limp just like Hollywood portrays the walking dead. I often wonder if they copied me with that walk after seeing me after a few 12 hour shifts in the kitchen!

This also applies to biking. Sometimes, slow is good. There are times when it is best to beat hell on a bike and just go as fast as you can. There are also times when you just need to say “Whoa, back off cowboy, take a look around!”

This past weekend was an example of that. I went on a ride with the usual suspects, (Tedd and Sandy) and we just meandered. It had just rained about 2 inches in the surrounding area.

The amount of water that we encountered was amazing. We did not encounter any road blockage, but the evidence of the amount of rain was everywhere.

I was also packing my good camera, so we would stop and take pictures where it seemed the scenery seemed to be good. I took about 50 pictures. Two were good, or at least in my eye. I’m posting both here so you can tell me they both sucked. I’m okay with that.

None the less, it was a good February jaunt across flooded plains of Delaware County. And being slow is not bad. Being aware of the surrounding beauty is a gift and sharing that with friends is priceless.